The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

a Rooster Has an Adventure in a We'll
at Dawson--A Dry Goods Store at
Griffin Closed by the Sheriff-The Ad-
dition to Rome's Cotton Factory.
~ GEORGIA
Three Sunday schools of Coffee county
#sxlll have a celebration at the Roberts
cburch on May T.
81 No rain has fallen at Marshallville for
ef9farly eight weeks, and the gardens are fast
6bing to destruction
ri Timber thieves and land-deed forgers
A.g<zle again becoming troublesome in Florida
nd Southern Georgia
- The annual parade and inspection of the
bne Fire Department will occur on the
a eond Tuesday in May.
fz+.The steamer Ada now carries guano and
THber supplies down the Flint from Albany
the farmers along its banks.
-. at Athens Thursday the directors of the
Ink of the University declared semi
nual dividend of S5per share.
s1t is said that a valuable quarry of brown
n bne has been discovered near Dalton and
ID t a Western capitalist will develop it.
he Sabbath schools Of REYNOLDS have in
led those of Malshallville to Join them in
pnion picnic at the new ferry on May ID
M. F. Still, a prominent and well,known
lzen of the lower part of Terrill county,
ed Friday morning last of dropsy, in the
y year of his age.
The product of one tree hauled to the
<aTy Variety Works, by J. w. Clark, was
4. rs feet of lumber, and part of the tree
4 Vas left in the woods.
SH4SJ r. Allison, of Irwin county, who was
kharged with the murder of a negro in Ber-
& ZEN county stood his commitment trial one
N1 ~ last week, and was honoraby dis
hrged.
] = The fruit prospects in TerrilEcounty are
now tolerably fair. In some exposed or
chards the damage has been great but in
Others an average crop, it is thought, will
be made.
Thornton Burke, for many years re
Spected and beloved Baptist minister, and
I'm years past pastor to several churches in
North Georgia, is still living at his home
near Marietta, in his 93d year.
Work on the new Christian church at
Eatonton will be commenced at an early
day, and'wil be pushed rapidly to compile
ton. The building will be 35x60 feet, and
is to be located on the corner of Second and
Railroad. avenues
Dalton Citizen: The interstate commerce
bill may blight the hopes of watermelon
shippers more than the cold of spring has.
'Dlightedthe growing vines 1t has got a
fapacious NAV, and it may'take half ofstheI
crop to satisfy it.
George ]. Seney, of New York, has sents
out an artist to Athens tospaint theFportraits
of Dot the faithful colOPed waitress at the
Lucy Cobb institute This action of the
distinguished philanthropist has excited con-
aderable talk in Athens
The management of the Macon prize drill,
May IL and II, have through Secretary
Iilessner extended the NEWS am invitation
to be present. The success of the drill is al
ready assured, and those who attend are sure
10 have an enjoyable time.
Hawkinsville Dispatch: The SAVANNAH
News has appeared in a fullinew dress and
ooks as neat and clean as could well de-
The NEWS is one of our ablest and best
Southern papers. We wish for it much
continued success in its sphere of usefulness
The subject of building big hotel in
Rome is again engaging the attention of
local business men The scheme is now to
raise $4,000 or $4,000 as donation to any
one who will build 100000 house This
amount will be raised and the offer will be
made.
John Dickson, an industrious Young white
man and citizen of Hawkinsville, was &C
cidentally killed on Saturday last. He was
engaged IN getting out slaves near DOdges
boom, on the Ocmulgee river, when limb
fell upon him, producing death almost in
stantly.
On Monday night, April IL, 7. J. Veal,
residing near Deep STEP Washington
a rounty, had two cribs burned One CON
med about $50 bushels of corn, and the
0ther a number of farm Implements a good
&~<oss-cut saw, several plows, etc. The
hole loss is supposed to be at least $780,
cendiaTism is suspected.
Hamilton Journal: Mrs Dr. Breweter
a beautiful clock of Parian marble,
th gridiron pendulum, over sixty years
1t cost somewhere between S50and S75
~ was present from Rev. r. T. Marks
n Mrs. Robertson upon whose death it was
IS! herited by its present owner. 1t has but
le machinery and runs for thirtyfdays.
AZ Columbus orders have been placed for
70, 900 brick for the new compress, $50, 900
~ the new extension of the Swift Manu-
1<turing Company, and 500, 900 for the ter
mfnal buildings of the Georgia Midland
X4Eroad. In erection of dwellings, new
[fpres, school = ouses and seminaries, Column
B never enjoyed a more prosperous
&rowth.
The new capitol is rapidly assuming an
exceedingly handsome appearance. The six
large circular pillars have been raised in posi-
ton and the ornate and massive capstones
have been cenented upon the top of these
posts The large stone pieces which are to
reach across these supports were laid in
position Thursday During the past few days
the front OF the structure has undergone a re-
malilabie change
The Gainesville Eagle: The SAVANNAH
MORNING NEWS is out in a new dress, and
is indeed beautiful paper Its superior
merits in other respects are too well known
and appreciated to need any praise from us.
1t is great favorite with us and when il
comes, as it does as regular as the days, we
put it out of the reach of the exchange
fiend, in order to get the full benefit of its
always interesting matter.
The sales of the Dalton Land and I'm
provement Company on Friday and Satur-
day last Were quite successful, some fifty
lots being sold at prices ranging from 500
to 800 per lot. There were a good many
strangers from the neighboring towns and
cities in attendance upon the sales, and not
a few invested in Dalton real estate. The
sales will be continued next Friday and Sat
urday, when the Hamilton addition, com
prising many very eligible residence sites,
will be sold at auction.
The addition TO the cotton factory at
Rome, a building 72x46 feet, is being rapid
ly built. On the second floor for this addi-
ton foTty-eight looms will be put in and
the Improvement viii increase the number
of spindles from 5000 30 1000 or 1900. A
tank having the capacity Of 10000 gallons
of water is being built. In the warpng
room A lone chain warning machine opnu-